Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Resources

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Mass Senior Care Association Offers Resources and Support to Help You Protect Your Long Term Care Community

Long term care facilities practice quality infection control procedures every day however, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has heightened the focus on infection prevention and control. Mass Senior Care Association is providing resources and support to assist long term care facilities with issues surrounding COVID-19. Please check this dedicated page daily as we provide updates on this rapidly evolving healthcare challenge.

Prioritization of Survey ActivitiesCMS released guidance prioritizing and suspending most federal and state survey agency surveys, and delaying revisit surveys, for the next three weeks beginning on March 20th. For non-IJ related onsite surveys that are currently in process, survey teams are instructed to end the survey and exit the facility. (March 23, 2020)

Reporting Non-Resident Incidents of COVID-19EOEA has created the attached excel form for reporting status of any non-resident (employee, outside provider, family) who is known to the ALR to be suspected of having or received a positive COVID-19 test result. (March 24, 2020)